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Rush to Judgment

Updated Oct. 6, 2003 12:01 a.m. ET

Count us among those who hope Rush Limbaugh licks his demons. We're not talking about the patently fake outrage over his ESPN remarks about Donovan McNabb, even if we happen to think Mr. Limbaugh was off-base on that one. We're talking about the allegations about drug abuse. All the facts are not yet in, but it strikes us that what people are really waiting to see is whether he will take the consequences of his actions like a man.

If that sounds old-fashioned, it's meant to. Over the years we've expended a great deal of...